手快 (shǒu kuài) — quick with one's hands; dexterous; to be quick to seize an opportunity (as in 手快有，手慢无)
Definition
A colloquial way to say someone is quick and skilled with their hands — faster than the average person at manual tasks. Also used figuratively to mean 'first to act' (as in 手快有，手慢无: the quick get it, the slow miss out).
verb
quick with one's handsdexterousto be quick to seize an opportunity (as in 手快有，手慢无)
Examples
- 手快，。Tā shǒu kuài, jǐ xià jiù bǎ líng jiàn zhuāng hǎo le.He is quick with his hands and assembled the parts in just a few moves.
- 手快，，！shǒu kuài Yǒu, shǒu màn wú, gǎn jǐn xià dān ba!The quick get it, the slow miss out — hurry up and place your order!
- 手快，。Tā zuò shì shǒu kuài, xiào lǜ tè bié gāo.She does things quickly and efficiently.
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